Number of courts skyrockets

Source: Adapted from Fessenden S. Blanchard, Paddle Tennis, 1944
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Gates Brochure - partial listing of courts

The APTA Annual Report of October 25th estimated 500 courts to be in use.

They based the estimate on a list of 229 platforms built by the Gates Company and a partial list of plans distributed by James K. Cogswell.